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Foundation Degree in Agriculture

Business Planning and Control.

Introduction

Wheat Crop
Farm Business

The purpose of this module is to provide learners with the opportunity to examine appropriate financial control systems and methods of analysing and evaluating the impact of change on the enterprise. The unit is also designed to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for resource appraisal and acquisition.                 

AIMS:

The aims of the unit are to enable learners to understand and use financial control systems, conduct enterprise change analysis and evaluation, investigate resource appraisal and acquisition and prepare viable business plans.   

 

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of this module the student should be able to:

  1. Use financial control systems, conduct enterprise change analysis and evaluation.

  2. Discuss the factors affecting the demand, price and earning potential of land/machinery.

  3. Discuss personnel management skills and outline methods for evaluating the technical and economic efficiency of the workforce.

  4. Prepare a business proposition requiring capital investment including risk assessment of the proposition.

 

Producing accounts - review.

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Why use Financial Control Systems?

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Interpreting Financial Accounts

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Management Accounts

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Full Cost Accounting & Cost Volume Profit Analysis

Introduction to Budgeting

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Budgeting Task to do

Depreciation

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Spreadsheet with types of depreciation

Investment Appraisal

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Spreadsheet on Investment Appraisal

Financial Calculator Spreadsheet